Where to see the solar eclipse in Chicago and why those glasses are so important
Millions of people will be looking up to the sky to witness the event on Monday.
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Millions of people will be looking up to the sky to witness the event on Monday.
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Experts say on April 8 in Chicago, the sun will be covered at 94%. A team from the Adler Planetarium is preparing for the big event in Chicago and Carbondale in southern Illinois.
At least two bullet holes were seen in the window.
"At some point, you just want to lift your head to heaven and say please, god, just let it stop."
Chicago police said a group of people were inside the business when an unknown person fired multiple shots at them before fleeing the scene.
"I really wanted to bring that here because it was something that our students really hadn't been exposed to."
Prosecutors said Antonio Velasco shot all four victims after spending the evening hanging out with them, smoking marijuana.
"They do a lot for the community. They help the guys who need help."
"We had so much trust, and now all that trust is gone."
Police said Williams was in an alley outside Gusto's when he was approached by a suspect in a blue vehicle. The suspect pulled out a gun and began shooting.
The attack left the pregnant mother critically hurt and her 11-year-old son dead. Police have arrested, but not yet charged a suspect in connection with the stabbing.
CBS 2 has learned the man identified as the prime suspect in the attack, who is now in custody, has a violent history of domestic battery.
"That person I was before this happened to Marshawn, I will never be again. She's gone."